Definition of "piece of furniture" [piece of furniture]

• An item of furniture; any item, such as a table or cupboard, that constitutes furniture. (noun)

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• "In such cramped quarters every piece of furniture did double or triple duty: Couches also served as beds, and a single table was used for eating, sewing, doing homework, and everything else."
• "Part of her dower, only sawed-lumber piece of furniture in the house, eight slats of thick cherrywood with the hinges hidden on the underside of the cover."
• "For the past week I have been entertaining my out-of-town in-laws; I took them to and from the airport, hauled them around town, fed them my famous homemade fried potatoes and scrambled cheese eggs for breakfast, played board games and charades around the kitchen table with all of the kids for hours and employed every sleep-able piece of furniture I own."